What did you all use on your first Freestyle?? Mine will be the Queen/David Bowie "Under Pressure" song...

Under Pressure (3 min 54 sec)

Comments??

I just bought a .40 size katana, will my OS .40la motor work on it with a 12.25x3.75 prop, or shud i try and fix my broken .46 motor and put that on instead? If anyone has suggestions please let me know.

Hey guys just wanted to know whats the best Fuel Filter...out there for gas powerd engine..

Thanks...

my extra 260 with a mt 57 and canister eq6 is weights 19 lbs 8 oz i think this a bit heavy for a 50cc plane anyone ones thoughts?

Last weekend I finished up all the little bits on the EZ Star UAV and headed for the field late Sunday. The wind had died down to nothing, which is not that common for spring in DFW.

I performed the maiden without the camera so I wouldn't risk a few hundred bucks extra on the plane

It flew just about perfectly, but it was slightly tail heavy due to the layout I had selected. Once I landed and installed the camera, TX, and battery however, it was perfect. Here's some pictures.

Completed plane




Me and my silly mug



Very basic base station setup... it's going to change a lot before the Airsoft event this thing was made for



And a couple of in-flight pics

Flyby


Flaps down for landing


So far it's a success. The event is coming up in two weeks, so we'll see how it goes! I think I'll modify one of the Wild Hawk kits I have for a backup airframe, just in case. Don't want to risk it all on one plane!<object width="425" height="344">

</object>I took off again with my base station on, and got a couple of minutes of video. Here's the results... I didn't have a way to directly record from the receiver, so we had to film my monitor. We'll have better quality next time!
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i need some help on hanging from the prop,
i need to know how much extra power i will need in my engine,
propeller selection,
and ballancing the aircraft before flight,
and last how do i do it

does anyone have any info on them???? from nitroplanes ???? are they any good????

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I recently crashed my WildHare Edge 540 (28%) and am looking to replace it with a 50 cc Yak. To keep the cost down, I am looking at either the AK Models (Rich Models) Yak 54 or the 50 cc RC League Yak 54. Both are priced about the same and come standard with CF tubes and landing gear. Any advise on which one is a better plane? For what it's worth, I'm not looking for something to do 3D with as I typically just enjoy flying around. Also worth pointing out is I have a Zenoah G62 that survived the crash and I would like to stick it on whatever I buy.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jr

Hi , my engine is a 102, the originally exit mufflers tubes were short on my round YAK cowling in order to exit enouhgt the cowling (they were inclined to the center of the engine). I replace the tubes with a 1/32 bigger the inside diameter and 1 3/4 " longer and keeped them incline to use the same exit hole in the cowling. the engine dropped from 6.400 to 6.000. The longer tubes have something to do with the lower RPM??

also I switch from 26-10 bolly to 26-10 Xoar both woods.
Following is a picture with the old tubes
best regards and thanks for your time

Erwin

The UAV is almost done! All I have left is finishing the radio equipment installations, touch up the paint, and install the camera.

The camera is a KX191 and it has excellent quality. I think it's going to work well... Sunday should tell the tale though (maiden).

I squared off all the girly edges of the Easy Star, enlarged the rudder, and added ailerons to the wing (which will also act as flaps and spoilers). It looks nice! I'm using a Grayson Super Sonic V2 for power, which should be decent. Still haven't decided on gyros yet, but if I use them it will probably be yaw and roll.

Anyways, another update once it has flown!

where to buy one, the katana gs 70 size? anyone know?

had the pleasure of meeting badbrad of Badbradsgraphics over a first time phone order this morning.what a good man,spoke to me as if I was a long time friend , told me of his new high office position of President of his local r/c club. congrats brad ! but back to the story, I ordered some powered by DL cowling decals & brad was in such a good mood that as a 1st time buyer he thru in a large powred by DL for the top of the cowl on my 30% yak for free! phenominal! just thought I would spread the good word about one of our friends on this forum.he has my support and hopefully one of these days I can meet the Man in person. good luck el presidente!

Hi All!

I'm about to embark on a Giant Scale Project -
Convair 440 Kit - from Don Smith Plans.
Already met two friends - B.B. and Chip, in different states doing the same thing. B.B. has built and flown his - and Chip is on the way in building process. Are there any others that are, or have built this particular Model? Would really enjoy hearing from you about your experiences.
Jack

Hi ALL !

I'm about to embark on a Giant Scale Project - building a CONVAIR c

Here are the Electric Flight Expo 2009 results:

Thunder Power Stadium Shootout:
Sportsman Class:1st Lee 67 points,2nd Spencer Norquist 66 points, and 3rd Tim Line 64.5 points.

Expert Class: 1st Mark Leseburg 75. points, 2nd Ryan Archer 73.5 points, 3rd Matthew Stringer 72.5 points


Hitec Multiplex Park Master Cup:

1st Ryan Archer, 2nd Matthew Stringer, 3rd Spencer Norquist, 4th Josh Zering, 5th Kyle Stacey, 6th Bobby Watts.

DW Foamies Golden Age Pylon Race:

1st Matthew Stringer, 2nd Tim Line, 3rd Mike Donovan.

I recently bought a BME 50 classic and was wondering what for prop to run and how the power compares to DA 3W ZDZ and other 50s out there.

There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.

J. G. Holland

Today I maidened one of the most labor intensive projects I've ever worked on. Unorthodox looking and since I'm from the North West, it is "Green". Made out of recycled wings from my late departed Aviation Models Yak and the tail from a 33% Ace Extra 230 it was strange looking to say the least, but that wasn't all... The fuse is diamond shaped looking at the front and of a fish profile from the side. The labors were minor compared to someone who builds kits, but for an ARF man I was overwhelmed yet very glad to learn all that I did. The awesome part was this guy I met through a friend, took me under his wing and walked me through all the major aspects or things he thought were valuable to building. Not only that but he housed the plane and allowed me to spend 2 weeks worth of nights in his build area, at his house, to get this plane in the air. Not to mention that at 74 years old he was jumping up and down off tables to get stuff out of storage for the build and pulling countless midnight build nights. I felt bad until he out worked and had to send my dragging butt home a few times!! Thanks Gary so much for all your help buddy!! I truely could not have done it without you! We got to see the fruits of our labor as it broke ground today and with a few alterations will be a fun plane to fly!!!

And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Abraham Lincoln




I don't know of any words that really impact me as much as these do. Awesome words, awesome.

"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."

Henry A. Kissinger